House poised to pass Laken Riley Act as Trump begins immigration crackdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The bill's passage would be an early win for Trump, who made the border a central part of his presidential campaign.
59% : Of the 12 Senate Democrats who supported the bill, nine are from states that Trump won in November, and three -- Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, both of New Hampshire, and Mark R. Warner (Virginia) -- are from purple states where Trump made significant inroads among voters.
53% : " Skip to end of carousel Trump presidency Follow live updates on the Trump administration, and we're tracking Trump's progress on campaign promises and his picks for key administration roles.
43% : " "The only hope for MAGA's corrupt, chaotic, and unconstitutional agenda is a fast legislative process that moves before public opposition can build," Levin said.
42% : End of carousel Demands for more restrictive border security and immigration reform drove many voters to the polls in November and hurt the party's results across the board.
39% : The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.
27% : "Donald Trump has been able to twist the Democratic Party's position on immigration into a caricature of itself," said Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), who voted against the final Laken Riley bill after he attempted to amend it.
19% : And Trump has long seized on scattered cases of violence involving immigrants, including Riley's, to misleadingly portray large numbers of undocumented immigrants as being violent or dangerous.

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